Colts QB Andrew Luck, who set an NFL rookie record for passing yards and tied the all-time mark for fourth-quarter victories en route to leading a 2-14 club in 2011 to 11 wins and a postseason berth, is his own biggest critic.

“I would give him an ‘A’, but he’ll give himself a ‘C,’ that’s just the type of kid he is," said offensive coordinator Bruce Arians, who, after mentoring QBs Peyton Manning and Ben Roethlisberger during their rookie seasons, again showed he has the magic touch with developing first-year triggermen. “He shouldered it without ever looking like he was pressed to carry the team. He just tried to do the job the best he could and at times I thought he was miraculous.

“He made plays that I’ve only seen Ben or Peyton make later in their careers, let alone as a rookie,” he said.

Not only plays; Arians put a lot more two-minute and no-huddle offense responsibilities on the plate of Luck than he did in the first seasons of a pair of future Hall of Famers.

I was pretty sold on Kaepernick after the Bears game. I don't really believe you can be THAT good and it be a fluke.

Sanchez would have "good" games statistically but they never passed the eye test for me. Same with Cassel (obviously)

and another guy who doesn't pass the eye test to me, at all, is Ryan Tannehill.

Sanchez was a guy taken way to high. its amazing because his measurables were nothing special. As far as I can tell, he got picked that high because he played for a good USC team and a lot of people kept saying he just had"it".

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Originally Posted by Cassel's Reckoning:

Matt once made a very nice play in Seattle where he spun away from a pass rusher and hit Bowe off his back foot for a first down.

I'd take Wilson over Luck simply because the QB position is being redefined right now. Because skill positions are so important and expensive, and cap space is so limited, it's very hard to build a stout O-line without leaving yourself thin in regards to playmakers.

As a result, elite quarterbacks will soon be expected to be equally deadly in the passing game and on the ground when the pocket collapses. I'm more confident in Wilson's ability to juggle both responsibilities than I am in Luck's. Luck can run a little bit but he's definitely the textbook old-school pocket passer, the type of QB that's slowly being phased out of the league.